Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers weighing 450-500 lbs 4.00 higher; 500-650 lbs 4.00-5.00 lower; 650-700 lbs 6.00 lower; 700-750 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450, 550-600 & 650-700 lbs steady; 450-500 lbs 7.00 higher; 500-550 lbs 1.00 lower; 600-650 lbs 5.00 lower. Moderate to good demand seen on today's offering of spring calves with many having fall preconditioning shots. Flesh condition was light to moderate. Next sale is scheduled for November 7, 2019, expecting 4500 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.94/cwt on 1,957 head.

Average price

$150.94

1,957 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	151.05	919	1,931
Medium and Large 1-2	637	142.66	908	26

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,957 hd

150.94

—

ND average3 barns · 5,072 hd

149.02

+1.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Stockmen's Livestock Exchange - Dickinson, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.73/cwt	151.00–153.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	148.06/cwt	141.00–151.50	928	666
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.96/cwt	134.50–155.00	865	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	155.01/cwt	151.50–161.00	829	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	144.69/cwt	140.75–147.25	1,043	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.91/cwt	141.00–148.25	976	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	164.65/cwt	162.75–171.50	813	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,125	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	173.76/cwt	169.50–176.50	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	184.66/cwt	181.50–185.75	801	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	136.14/cwt	134.00–136.50	668	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.76/cwt	129.00–140.75	783	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.74/cwt	132.25–144.75	726	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.88/cwt	128.75–134.00	823	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	146.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	640	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.18/cwt	140.00–153.50	716	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	132.23/cwt	129.25–134.50	874	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,161	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	15

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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